The aim of the statistics explained articles is to provide easy to understand background information on statistical concepts and methodologies.

 

Sectors and financial instruments 

What is an institutional sector?

What is a financial instrument?

What is a financial institution?

What are interest rates?

 

Monetary and financial statistics 

What is a monetary financial institution?

What are monetary aggregates? 

What is a non-monetary financial institution? 

What is securitisation?

What are financial vehicle corporations?
 

Financial markets

What is the money market?

What is a repurchase agreement? 

What is an overnight index swap?

What is the euro short-term rate (€STR)?

 

Government finance 

What is the general government deficit surplus?

What is government debt?

What is general government net borrowing requirements?

 

Balance of payments and other external statistics 

What are the current and capital account balances?

What is foreign direct investment?

What is external debt?

What is the international investment position?
 

Supervisory banking statistics 

What is the liquidity coverage ratio?

What is return on equity?

What is the net interest margin?